Cesar Chavez Middle School transitions to remote learning until Jan. 5
Waco ISD
and last updated 2020-12-13 19:36:01-05
WACO, TX â Cesar Chavez Middle School will transition to fully remote learning until Jan. 5 due to COVID-19 cases.
The school learned that three more people, who have been on campus at Cesar Chavez, tested positive for COVID-19.
They have already notified the families of any students and any employees who were in close contact with the people who tested positive most recently, and those students and employees have been told to quarantine in accordance with guidance from the CDC.
âFollowing these most recent cases, more than nearly 30 employees, including more than 20 teachers, will be out until winter break, Alonzo McAdoo, principal of Cesar Chavez Middle School said. While most of our teachers are able to teach remotely, the number of employees out presents a challenge for appropriately supervising students without bringing large groups of stude
and last updated 2020-12-10 21:03:06-05
WACO, TX â We are seeing higher numbers of cases, hospitalizations and deaths, said Kelly Craine of the Waco-McLennan County Public Health District.
Not even halfway through December, health officials are already looking at some troubling statistics as we head towards the new year. Since December 1st, which was last week, we ve had over 25 deaths, Craine said. That s a record for the amount of deaths we ve had in one month, and we re not even close to being finished.
A refrigerated mobile morgue requested by the Waco-McLennan Department of Emergency Management is in use, according to Waco city leaders and the Waco-McLennan County Public Health District. During Wednesday s weekly press conference with local officials, Waco Mayor Dillon Meek made the announcement.
On Wednesday, the Waco-McLennan County Public Health District reported 440 estimated active COVID-19 cases. The health district said 301 of those cases were backlogged from Dec. 1 through Dec. 4.